| | 1756 | Calcutta garrison surrenders. 146 survivors placed into the Black Hole -- only 23 survived until morning. |
| | 1779 | Battle of Stono Ferry. American militia badly beaten by British rearguard. |
| | 1782 | The United States chooses the Eagle as it's symbol. |
| | 1783 | Battle of Cuddalore. One of five fruitless confrontations between Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and the French under Suffren. |
| | 1783 | Battle of Pondicherry. British fleet of 30 ships, their masts and rigging badly damaged, were unable to successfully close with French fleet. |
| | 1900 | Boxer rebellion begins in Peking by killing the German foreign minister and laying siege to the foreign legations. |
| | 1945 | Australians capture Sarawak Island off Borneo. |